Christ in Post-Christian Culture
IT WOULD BE WRONG to say one kingdom principle is greater or more important than another, but I will say these first four we've been discussing are critical to beginning and strengthening our new life in Christ. It is important to identify and defeat the hindrances to living a balanced Christian lifestyle. Watchman Nee wrote, …
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WE READ OF JESUS healing a boy with an unclean spirit in Mark 9:14-29. This story provides a valuable lesson regarding faith. Previously, the boy's father brought him to the disciples and they were unable to cast the spirit from the boy. Matthew Henry writes, "The father thought the fault lay in the want of …
Continue reading "“LORD, I Believe. Help My Unbelief.”"
JESUS CHRIST CONTINUED The Revelation to John with letters to the churches at Thyatira and Sardis. As with the churches at Ephesus, Smyrna, and Pergamum, the letters to Thyatira and Sardis contain warnings that remain relevant today. Churches in John's time were on the decline. The Roman Empire continued to persecute Christians, leaving many believers …
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THE CHURCH TODAY IS prone to pomp and celebration. At first blush, you might ask, "What's wrong with celebration?" Bluntly, everything is wrong with celebration if its emphasis is to "feel good" about being a Christian without doing the difficult work necessary to be in "the Way" of Christ. Still, it is important to raise …
Continue reading "The Old Cross and the New"
PALM SUNDAY marks the triumphal entry of Jesus into the city of Jerusalem. He entered through the Golden Gate, on the east side of the city, facing the Mount of Olives. Because of its messianic connection, this gate is to remain shut until Christ returns. Consequently, the Golden (or Eastern) Gate has remained closed for …
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Rain splashes down,mingling with tearsand blurring reality.I feel detached, buried beneath theremains of bad decisions.Disorder and distressnow the great clarioncall, I wear wearinesslike a wet cloak. I amsoaked to the core,shaky, weak, and tired. I learn to fly, soaring high above failure, somewhere over the horizon,far from from the stench of broken dreams and pathetic …
DAVID HAD A HEART after God like no other. Samuel told King Saul, "You have done foolishly. You have not kept the command of the LORD your God, with which he commanded you. For then the LORD would have established your kingdom over Israel forever" adding, "But now your kingdom shall not continue. The LORD …
Continue reading "In Pursuit of God"
THOUGHTS OF TYRANNY never induce happy thoughts. Such totalitarianism leaves little room for fulfillment of individual dreams and desires. We hope for sunshine and bunny rabbits and ice cream cones. We never expect gray skies and hopelessness, but all bets are off when emotions rule; when feelings become the main impetus for action. It is …
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I SPENT MANY YEARS in rebellion, running contrary to God's will for my life. My idea of acting like a man was taking life by the horns, wrestling it to the ground, and getting whatever I needed or desired. During the worst years of my active addiction, I listened only to the warped and selfish …
Continue reading "Act Like Men: Part 2"
AFTER THE DEATH OF Moses, the LORD said to Joshua, "Moses my servant is dead. Now therefore arise, go over this Jordan, you and all this people, into the land that I am giving to them" (see Joshua 1:1-2). This indicates a passing of the mantle from Moses to Joshua. You might recall that Joshua …
Continue reading "“Story About a Woman Named Rahab.”"
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